product life cycle of duct tape

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By: Tamia Hamm and Carl Fortunato The Product Life Cycle of Duct Tape Design Duct tape was invented by the military during WWII.The reason why the made the duct tape because theyneeded to prevent moisture from getting into the ammunition boxes. They named it duct tape because the tape 'shed' water like a duck. Also the duct tape is kindof like webbed feet of a duck. Material Acquisition Raw Materials Used. cotton. polyethylene coating. adhesive Extraction Process of the Raw Materials Used . cotton is pulled out of plants. get polyethylene coating from process carbon. adhesive made from rubber objects Materials Processing 1) Adhesive is mixed in a mixer and heated.2) Rubber is in a pellet form and mix until melted.3) Other materials are added so it will be thickened,but smooth enough to put in a holding tank.4) Adhesive and cloth join together through rollers5) Then the cloth is put in a coating machine6) The roller that has a adhesive joins with the thirdroller.7) The polythene is then put to the rollers and attached to the cotton and adhesive. Manufacturing When the Duct tape is done, it's kept in a storagerolls that is 5 wide & 3 ft. diameter. Then, cut to proper size and made to singular rolls. Packaging Wrapped in singular packages or packages i three Packages are packed in boxes and are ready for shipping Recycling, Reuse, and Dispose Duct Tapes last long times, but unglues eventually.It can't be recycled or reused for it's glue wears out, and it will not be useful anymore for anything. It actually ends up in landfills. Distribution Duct tape are distributed through trucks, boats, and then sold in stores. Almost 7,000 ton of duct tape are sold every year. That is almost 1.6 billion feat of duct tape . Use . keeps things together . make impressive arts and crafts like wallets and flowers just with duct tape.. make clothes. get rid of warts. prevent shattering during storms